DUNCAN, SC - After falling to Byrnes in a tournament this weekend in the consolation match in the gold bracket, the Boiling Springs boys volleyball team made a return trip to Duncan looking to avenge their loss and done just that defeating Byrnes 3-1 on Monday night. "It feels good because we loss to those guys in a tournament match here this weekend," said Bulldogs head coach Rachel Hyatt. "I told our guys going into tonight that we knew we could beat them and our guys responded. The loss this weekend hit a soft spot for our guys and they came out here wanting to avenge that loss." Boiling Springs got off to a hot start, taking a 3-0 lead in the first set that was highlighted by a strong block by junior Tim Okhman. After being tied at 12-12 the Bulldogs went on a 9-1 run to take a 21-13 lead behind an amazing play by senior outside hitter Mark Zdanevich who hit a shot facing away from the net that landed just inside the backline of Byrnes. They also got three ace serves from Okhman and a strong spike kill by Antoine Murray during the run. The Bulldogs went on to win the first set 25-18 when a Byrnes shot flew past the Bulldogs backline to take a 1-0 lead in the match. Boiling Springs got off to another fast start in the second set as they took a 5-1 lead with two of those points coming off back-to-back ace serves from Dariel Baez. The Bulldogs kept the lead most of the set pushing their way to a 21-17 lead. Holding a four-point lead in the set, Boiling Springs went on a 3-0 run to put their lead at 24-17 as the run was highlighted by two ace serves from Zdanevich and a spike kill by Murray. Two points later, the Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead in the match when a return by the Bulldogs glanced off a Byrnes player for a 25-18 win in the second set. In the third set Byrnes returned the favor to the Bulldogs as they jumped out to a fast start of their own taking an 8-0 lead before the Bulldogs scored their first point. The Rebels didn't let up in the match on their way to a 25-11 victory in the set getting the final point on a spike kill by Rebels player Ethan Cooke putting the Bulldogs lead at 2-1 in the match. Byrnes got out to another hot start taking a 4-0 lead in the fourth set before Boiling Springs responded with a 5-1 run to tie the set at 5-5 which was highlighted by two kills and a block from Zdanevich as well as a kill by Okhman. With the set tied at 10-10, the Bulldogs got another stellar performance from Zdanevich as he went on a run of his own getting three straight ace serves to give Boiling Springs a 13-10 lead. Both teams battled hard throughout the fourth set as it took extra time to decide the set as both teams were tied at 25-25 before the Bulldogs forced the Rebels into back-to-back mistakes to win the set 27-25 and win the match 3-1. Boiling Springs was led on the court by Mark Zdanevich who had 15 kills to go along with five ace serves. Coach Hyatt said that she's not surprised by his strong performance and that he's a player that her team can count on when the game is on the line. "Mark is a guy we can always got to in tough situations," said Hyatt. "He's a leader on the court and our go to hitter as he can score from the front row or the back row. We can always count on him to close out a game when we need it." Senior Prosper Hawj also had a good night recording nine kills while Tim Okhman tied Zdanevich in ace serves as he also had five on Monday night. The Bulldogs will be back in action on Wednesday night as they travel to Mauldin to take on the Mavericks. GIRLS GOLF The Boiling Springs girls' golf team competed in the Lady Trojan tournament on Monday at the Rock Hill Country Club and finished with a team score of 384.
The tournament was won by Dorman who shot a team score of 325 and was just two shots ahead of second place Lexington. Boiling Springs will be back in action on Thursday when they travel to Cherokee National Golf Club in Gaffney to take on the Indians in a nine-hole match. Comments are closed.
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